https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67 Bella Sombito/6th Period en-us 2018-03-21 18:01:43 UTC 2018-03-23 18:17:01 UTC hello@padlet.com kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244679339 In the mid 1800's, many Americans were beginning to speak against slavery, saying that in order for the U.S. to fulfill its promise of "liberty and equality to all", they would have to abolish slavery. This began in the Revolutionary Era which was partially a response to the inhumane treatment of blacks, but also a partial effort to remove them from white society. The goal of abolitionists was to end slavery.
A vocal abolitionist was William Lloyd Garrison, who was the publisher of the newspaper "The Liberator" along with the founder of he American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833. Two daughters of a Southern slave owner, Angelina and Sarah Grimke, gave lectures against slavery in he north after witnessing the horrors of slavery firsthand. Two of the most well known black abolitionists were Fredrick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. Both were former slaves who spoke out against slavery and inspired others to do the same. Harriet Tubman, the conductor of the Underground Railroad, helped slaves escape to the north through a network of secret safe houses. Her actions helped more than three hundred slaves to freedom despite the $40,000 bounty on her life. This fight eventually paved the way for the women's rights movement.]]> 2018-03-21 18:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244679339 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244690792 2018-03-21 18:21:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244690792 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244691476 2018-03-21 18:22:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244691476 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244692713 In 1840, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton attended the World Anti-slavery Convention that was being held in London, however, they were not allowed to speak because of the fact that they were women. They were both outraged by this, along with the other political and legal rights that women were not given. They could not vote, hold office, had to give their earned wages or land to their husbands, and there were no laws against women being abused by their husbands. Both women decided to host a nation women's rights convention in New York, where they modeled their proposal for women's rights, the Declaration of Sentiments, on the Declaration of Independence. The Seneca Falls convention demanded rights for women in places such as work, school, church, and, most of all, in the voting booth, The convention was the start of the women's rights movement. People such as Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, the Grimke sisters, Susan B. Anthony, and Lucy Stone were all active in this movement. Slowly the women's rights movement made progress. New York passed laws that allowed women to keep property and wages which Massachusetts and Indiana passed more liberal divorce laws. Finally, in 1920, women were granted the right to vote.]]> 2018-03-21 18:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/244692713 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245165408 2018-03-22 18:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245165408 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245166105 2018-03-22 18:14:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245166105 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245166459 2018-03-22 18:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245166459 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245169217 2018-03-22 18:18:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245169217 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245170346 2018-03-22 18:20:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245170346 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245612301 2018-03-23 18:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245612301 kirsten_sombito_293 https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245613125 2018-03-23 18:16:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kirsten_sombito_293/nbgddrhgbv67/wish/245613125